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Mar 3, 2019 at 9:19 PMMar 3, 2019 at 9:19 PM

The Hopkinton High junior broke open a scoreless tie in the third period as the Hillers went on to win 3-0 over North Quincy.

Junior Tommy Hamblet broke a scoreless tie with 4:23 left in the third period as No. 11 Hopkinton beat No. 3 North Quincy, 3-0, in a Division 3 South quarterfinal boys hockey matchup on Sunday at Gallo Arena in Bourne.

The Hillers will play Bourne on Thursday at 5:30 pm back in Bourne.

“Tommy deserved that goal as he had one called back earlier and was around the net the whole game,” Hopkinton coach Chris MacPherson said. “That was a big time finish in a big time moment in our season.”

Senior Cole Thomas made 16 saves and has yet to give up a goal in the tournament.

Walsh broke the Hopkinton single season scoring record with an assist on the Simoes goal.

“What can you say about Sean?” MacPherson said. “All year he has been there with a big goal or assist. Basically whenever (we’ve) needed a point, he was in the middle of it. But what has impressed me the most about him this year is the way he has taken on a leadership role with this group.”

Franklin will face No. 4 Andover with the time and place still to be determined.

Senior Cassi Ronan added a goal and as assist for the Panthers while sophomore Amanda Lewandowski (2 assists) and freshman Olivia Stoller (assist) also pitched in on offense in the win.

Sophomore Gabby Colace made 18 saves in net for Franklin.

ALGONQUIN/HUDSON 5, BISHOP STANG 1: It was a smooth four-goal win for 11th-seeded Algonquin-Hudson in the first round of the Division 2 state tournament

Algonquin-Hudson will face Westwood in the Div. 2 state quarterfinals with the time and place still to be determined.

SHREWSBURY 3, DUXBURY 2: Milford freshman Aislinn Bennett had an assist as No. 15 Shrewsbury – a co-op with Milford, Westborough and Wachusett – knocked off second-seeded Duxbury in the first round of the Division 1 state tournament.

Shrewsbury will face No. 7 Longmeadow in the Div. 1 state quarterfinals (TBA).

Trailing 52-49 with less than 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, senior captain Hailey Murphy hit a 3-pointer to tie the game and force overtime.

"I was so proud of my team," Natick coach Dan Hinnenkamp said. "We knew that Wachusett has been steamrolling teams and we came in, we prepped for them and I thought our girls executed a great game plan and what's great is that they left it all out there."

The Redhawks finish their season at 17-5.

Indoor Track

MADDEN A FAST ONE FOR MILFORD: Senior Joey Madden finished seventh at the New England Indoor Championships in the 1,000 on Sunday.

The Milford girls 4x200 relay team placed 15th.

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